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form criticism

form criticism noun: a method of biblical criticism that classifies units of scripture by literary pattern and then attempts to trace each type to its period of oral transmission.

Noun

form criticism (countable and uncountable, plural form criticisms)

  1. A method of biblical criticism that classifies units of scripture by literary pattern and then attempts to trace each type to its period of oral transmission.

Forms of form criticism

pluralform criticisms

Questions about form criticism

What does form criticism mean?
Form criticism means a method of biblical criticism that classifies units of scripture by literary pattern and then attempts to trace each type to its period of oral transmission.
What part of speech is form criticism?
Form criticism is a noun.
What is the plural of form criticism?
The plural of form criticism is form criticisms.

Words near form criticism in the dictionary

  1. form book
  2. form books
  3. form class
  4. form classes
  5. form constant
  6. form criticism
  7. form criticisms
  8. form factor
  9. form factors
  10. form feed
  11. form feeds

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